An edition of The adventures of Roderick Random (1860)

The adventures of Roderick Random

The adventures of Roderick Random
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An edition of The adventures of Roderick Random (1860)

The adventures of Roderick Random

"Roderick Random (1748), Smollett's first novel, is full of the dazzling vitality characteristics of all his work, as well as of his own life. Roderick is the boisterous and unprincipled hero who answers life's many misfortunes with a sledgehammer. Left penniless, he leaves his native Scotland for London and on the way meets Strap, and old schoolfellow. Together they undergo many adventures at the hands of scoundrels and rogues. Roderick qualifies as a surgeon's mate and is pressed as a common soldier on board the man-of-war Thunder. In a tale of romance as well as adventure, Roderick also finds time to fall in love... Smollett drew on his own experiences as a surgeon's mate in the navy for the memorable scenes on board ship, and the novel combines documentary realism with great humor and panache."--Publisher's description

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Language
English
Pages
481

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Cover of: The adventures of Roderick Random
The adventures of Roderick Random
2008, Oxford University Press
in English
Cover of: The adventures of Roderick Random
The adventures of Roderick Random
2008, Oxford University Press, Oxford University Press, USA
in English
Cover of: Roderick Random
Roderick Random
1927, J.M. Dent & sons, ltd., E.P. Dutton & co.
in English
Cover of: The adventures of Roderick Random
The adventures of Roderick Random
1900, Gibbings
Microform in English - Roscoe ed.
Cover of: Roderick Random
Roderick Random
1860, The American news company; London. J. C. Hotten
in English - Author's ed. unabridged.

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Edition Notes

Originally published in 1748. First published by Oxford University Press in 1979.

Includes bibliographical references.

Published in
Oxford, New York
Series
Oxford world's classics
Genre
Fiction

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823/.6
Library of Congress
PR3694 .R6 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxxviii, 481 p. ;
Number of pages
481

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24108091M
ISBN 13
9780199552344
LCCN
2009504305

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November 12, 2018 Edited by Charles Horn merge authors
August 3, 2010 Edited by WorkBot merge works
March 18, 2010 Created by ImportBot Imported from Library of Congress MARC record